‘Not the answer’: Rishi Sunak’s plan to fine patients £10 for missing appointments under fire Rishi Sunak’s proposal to introduce a temporary £10 fine for patients that miss NHS appointments would exacerbate health inequalities and likely make the backlog “worse”, a major union has warned.
Unveiling the policy, the former chancellor, who is struggling to revitalise his bid for No 10 against rival Liz Truss, said the NHS is “meant to be free at the point of use, not free at the point of misuse”. The Independent
See also:
- Charging patients for missed appointments is not the answer to tackling the NHS backlog British Medical Association
- NHS Confederation responds to proposals to fine patients for missed appointments NHS Confederation
- Rishi Sunak pledges NHS no-show fines as Liz Truss vows school reform BBC News
- Rishi Sunak pins leadership hopes on plans to introduce £10 fine for people who miss doctor and hospital appointments, railing against 'healthcare free at the point of m
- misuse The Daily Mail
- Rishi Sunak's £10 fine for patients who miss NHS appointments would only 'make matters worse' The Daily Mail
- £10 fine for an NHS no-show, says Rishi Sunak The Daily Telegraph
- NHS would spend 'more money chasing £10 fines for missed appointments than it would receive' The Daily Telegraph
- Rishi Sunak wants £10 fines for missing GP and hospital appointments Metro
- Sunak to fine patients £10 for missed appointments if elected Nursing Notes
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